[TML] Meson Guns (was Re: A little tinkering with Lasers)

[Rupert Boleyn]

Garry Ward wrote:

> Depends on how big your ship is and what tech level.
> 
> At TL 12, both the 1 Gj PA and the 1 Gj Meson have a length of 144 meters 
> with a cross section of 4 x 4 meters (rounded up)
> At TL 15, both the 1 Gj PA and the 1 Gj Meson have a length of 42 meters 
> with a cross section of 4 x 4 meters (rounded up)
> 
> At TL 12, that takes up roughly 165 dTons for either.
> At TL 15, that takes up roughly 48 dTons.
> 
> 50 and 100 dTon bays are within the conventions.
> 
> On a small ship, it needs to be the spine, but on the larger ships, it can 
> become a bay.

IIRC in FF&S meson gun power isn't limited by length.

In HG there were definitely meson bays, from TL13 up.

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Rupert Boleyn <rboleyn at ihug.co.nz>